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Michael Franses, Milton Sonday, Rahul Jain, Mary McWilliam,
Walter Denny, Layla Diba, Elena Tsareva, Marielle Martiniani-Reber,
Georgette Cornu, Marie-France Vivier
The Khalili Collection includes some 200 carpets, textiles and
costumes. The earliest textiles date from the 7th-11th centuries.
They are rare examples of Abbasid and Fatimid textile arts, and
are of great importance. The most outstanding from an artistic point
of view, however, are the gold brocades and velvets of the Safavid
and Ottoman periods. Equally beautiful and of particular importance
is the group of 22 woven Indian silks of the Sultanate and Mughal
periods.
The group of 'Classical' carpets includes examples from Mamluk,
Safavid, Ottoman and Mughal Indian royal workshops. Notable among
the Iranian carpets is a 16th-century Kashan medallion carpet which
is an outstanding example - in near perfect condition - of a small
group woven on a silk foundation and knotted with a very fine wool
pile, with some areas being worked in metal thread; an early Safavid
pictorial kilim; a 17th-century strapwork carpet from Isfahan, whose
bold arabesques match the confidence of its grandiose design; and
a 17th-century prayer rug of the so-called 'Polonaise' type. Ottoman
carpets include a spectacular 15th- or early 16th-century star Ushak
and two Ottoman 'Ciarene' prayer rugs of the 16th-early 17th century.
The Collection is particularly rich is costumes, an area not often
represented in other collections. Among these is a 17th-century
velvet coat with appliquÔø‡s of gold brocade. This garment is of the
type often represented in the work of painters such as Shaykh 'Abbasi
and Muhammad Zaman.
DETAILS
(to be published)
set of 2 parts fully illustrated in colour
35.5 x 25.5 cm
hardback with dust jacket (slipcased)
£89 $180
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